Start & Grow: Rewind – How to Invite Others Into Your Story with Bob Stergos

About this episode

Tim Needham interviews Bob Stergos about the importance of storytelling and vision-casting in nonprofit leadership.

Welcome to Start & Grow: Rewind , where we're bringing back some of our most popular and impactful episodes from the archives. Some conversations change how we think about building meaningful organizations. In this Rewind episode, host Tim Needham sits down with Bob Stergos, co-founder and Executive Director of A Seat at the Table , for one of those transformative discussions. This conversation goes beyond Bob's inspiring work. It dives deep into one of the most essential skills for nonprofit leaders: how to cast a vision that invites others to see themselves as part of your story. Whether you're in the early stages of building your nonprofit or looking to deepen community engagement around your existing organization, Bob's insights on storytelling, vision-casting, and authentic relationship-building will provide the guidance you need. For more information about A Seat at the Table, visit their website or follow them on Facebook or YouTube . For more information about Nonprofit Academy and to download our free resources, visit: http://startandgrowyournonprofit.com To visit and join the Start & Grow Your Nonprofit private Facebook group, visit…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Needham

Guest: Bob Stergos

Topics covered

• nonprofit leadership
• storytelling
• vision-casting
• community engagement
• relationship-building

Keywords

• nonprofit
• storytelling
• leadership
• community
• engagement
• vision
• Bob Stergos

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A Seat at the Table, Nonprofit Academy

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